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How shorted is Palo Alto Networks Inc? PANW

#2,628most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 30%

2.67%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.05
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.40
days to cover
3.02
Aggregate net short position time series for Palo Alto Networks Inc

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for Palo Alto Networks Inc days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
1 Sep 20262.62% 31 Aug 20262.67% 15 Sep 2026+0.05
2 Jun 20263.15% 29 May 20262.76% 15 Jun 2026−0.39
17 Feb 20262.79% 13 Feb 20262.93% 27 Feb 2026+0.14
19 Nov 20256.25% 14 Nov 20256.40% 28 Nov 2025+0.15
18 Aug 20256.87% 15 Aug 20257.38% 29 Aug 2025+0.51
20 May 20253.90% 15 May 20254.04% 30 May 2025+0.14
20 Nov 20243.55% 15 Nov 20243.41% 29 Nov 2024−0.14
19 Aug 20243.62% 15 Aug 20243.31% 30 Aug 2024−0.31

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for PANW: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
845
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
623,227
22 Sep 2025
Days with a balance
133
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Palo Alto Networks Inc fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 623K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20262.67%+0.05
31 Aug 20262.62%−0.13
14 Aug 20262.75%+0.17
31 Jul 20262.58%+0.07
15 Jul 20262.51%−0.56
30 Jun 20263.07%+0.31
15 Jun 20262.76%−0.39
29 May 20263.15%−0.28
15 May 20263.43%+0.34
30 Apr 20263.09%−0.07
15 Apr 20263.16%−0.12
31 Mar 20263.28%+0.21
13 Mar 20263.07%+0.14
27 Feb 20262.93%+0.14
13 Feb 20262.79%−3.85
30 Jan 20266.64%−0.21
15 Jan 20266.85%+0.10
31 Dec 20256.75%+0.31
15 Dec 20256.44%+0.04
28 Nov 20256.40%+0.15
14 Nov 20256.25%−0.44
31 Oct 20256.69%−0.29
15 Oct 20256.98%−0.31
30 Sep 20257.29%−0.20
15 Sep 20257.49%+0.11
29 Aug 20257.38%+0.51
15 Aug 20256.87%+1.71
31 Jul 20255.16%+1.16
15 Jul 20254.00%+0.01
30 Jun 20253.99%+0.43
13 Jun 20253.56%−0.48
30 May 20254.04%+0.14
15 May 20253.90%+0.09
30 Apr 20253.81%+0.09
15 Apr 20253.72%+0.33
31 Mar 20253.39%−0.32
14 Mar 20253.71%+0.12
28 Feb 20253.59%+0.07
14 Feb 20253.52%+0.02
13 Dec 20243.50%+0.09
29 Nov 20243.41%−0.14
15 Nov 20243.55%+0.39
31 Oct 20243.16%+0.36
15 Oct 20242.80%−0.15
30 Sep 20242.95%−0.26
13 Sep 20243.21%−0.10
30 Aug 20243.31%−0.31
15 Aug 20243.62%+0.18
31 Jul 20243.44%−0.01
15 Jul 20243.45%−0.19
28 Jun 20243.64%+0.07
14 Jun 20243.57%−0.10
31 May 20243.67%+0.04
15 May 20243.63%+0.13
30 Apr 20243.50%−0.07
15 Apr 20243.57%−0.26
28 Mar 20243.83%−0.33
15 Mar 20244.16%−0.21
29 Feb 20244.37%+0.37
15 Feb 20244.00%−0.26
31 Jan 20244.26%−0.40
12 Jan 20244.66%−0.13
29 Dec 20234.79%−0.42
15 Dec 20235.21%−0.46
30 Nov 20235.67%−0.15
15 Nov 20235.82%−0.09
31 Oct 20235.91%−0.71
13 Oct 20236.62%−0.25
29 Sep 20236.87%0.00
15 Sep 20236.87%+0.27
31 Aug 20236.60%+0.40
15 Aug 20236.20%+0.08
31 Jul 20236.12%−0.29
14 Jul 20236.41%−0.97
30 Jun 20237.38%+0.63
15 Jun 20236.75%+0.37
31 May 20236.38%−0.46
15 May 20236.84%+0.61
28 Apr 20236.23%+0.26
14 Apr 20235.97%−0.49
31 Mar 20236.46%+0.35
15 Mar 20236.11%−0.51
28 Feb 20236.62%+0.25
15 Feb 20236.37%−1.12
31 Aug 20227.49%+0.34
15 Aug 20227.15%+0.17
29 Jul 20226.98%−0.31
15 Jul 20227.29%+0.28
30 Jun 20227.01%−0.47
15 Jun 20227.48%−0.21
31 May 20227.69%+0.71
13 May 20226.98%−0.81
29 Apr 20227.79%+0.06
14 Apr 20227.73%+0.04
31 Mar 20227.69%−0.60
15 Mar 20228.29%+0.81
28 Feb 20227.48%+1.39
15 Feb 20226.09%−0.30
31 Jan 20226.39%−0.68
14 Jan 20227.07%−0.40
31 Dec 20217.47%+0.22
15 Dec 20217.25%−0.06
30 Nov 20217.31%+0.46
15 Nov 20216.85%+0.09
29 Oct 20216.76%+0.14
15 Oct 20216.62%−0.02
30 Sep 20216.64%+0.78
15 Sep 20215.86%−0.25
31 Aug 20216.11%+1.10
13 Aug 20215.01%−0.19
30 Jul 20215.20%+0.30
15 Jul 20214.90%−0.16
30 Jun 20215.06%−0.09
15 Jun 20215.15%+0.11
28 May 20215.04%+0.26
14 May 20214.78%−0.41
30 Apr 20215.19%−0.06
15 Apr 20215.25%−0.07
31 Mar 20215.32%+0.01
15 Mar 20215.31%−0.09
26 Feb 20215.40%−0.03
12 Feb 20215.43%+0.65
29 Jan 20214.78%−0.21
15 Jan 20214.99%−0.57
31 Dec 20205.56%+1.14
15 Dec 20204.42%+0.46
30 Nov 20203.96%+0.10
13 Nov 20203.86%−0.17
30 Oct 20204.03%−0.30
15 Oct 20204.33%−0.17
30 Sep 20204.50%−0.16
15 Sep 20204.66%+0.43
31 Aug 20204.23%−0.14
14 Aug 20204.37%+0.03
31 Jul 20204.34%−0.19
15 Jul 20204.53%−1.38
30 Jun 20205.91%+0.17
15 Jun 20205.74%+1.66
29 May 20204.08%+0.02
15 May 20204.06%−1.03
30 Apr 20205.09%−0.82
15 Apr 20205.91%+0.18
31 Mar 20205.73%−0.66
13 Mar 20206.39%+3.69
14 Feb 20202.70%+0.22
31 Jan 20202.48%−0.48
15 Jan 20202.96%−0.02
31 Dec 20192.98%−0.48
13 Dec 20193.46%−0.44
29 Nov 20193.90%−0.15
15 Nov 20194.05%−0.55
31 Oct 20194.60%−1.08
15 Oct 20195.68%−1.27
30 Sep 20196.95%+0.35
13 Sep 20196.60%+0.31
30 Aug 20196.29%+0.30
15 Aug 20195.99%−0.02
31 Jul 20196.01%−0.04
15 Jul 20196.05%+0.24
28 Jun 20195.81%+0.07
14 Jun 20195.74%+0.07
31 May 20195.67%−0.14
15 May 20195.81%+0.34
30 Apr 20195.47%+0.12
15 Apr 20195.35%−0.22
29 Mar 20195.57%−0.35
15 Mar 20195.92%−0.15
28 Feb 20196.07%+0.18
15 Feb 20195.89%−0.06
31 Jan 20195.95%+0.45
15 Jan 20195.50%−0.12
31 Dec 20185.62%−0.34
14 Dec 20185.96%+0.99
30 Nov 20184.97%−0.10
15 Nov 20185.07%+0.06
31 Oct 20185.01%+0.18
15 Oct 20184.83%+0.40
28 Sep 20184.43%−0.03
14 Sep 20184.46%−0.12
31 Aug 20184.58%+0.37
15 Aug 20184.21%−0.41
31 Jul 20184.62%+0.23
13 Jul 20184.39%+0.36
29 Jun 20184.03%−0.86
15 Jun 20184.89%+0.18
31 May 20184.71%−0.14
15 May 20184.85%−0.38
30 Apr 20185.23%+0.38
13 Apr 20184.85%+0.11
29 Mar 20184.74%−1.08
15 Mar 20185.82%+0.13
28 Feb 20185.69%+0.51
15 Feb 20185.18%−0.81
31 Jan 20185.99%+0.52
12 Jan 20185.47%+0.30
29 Dec 20175.17%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Palo Alto Networks Inc right now?
2.67% of Palo Alto Networks Inc's (PANW) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 2,628th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this PANW's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is PANW's days to cover?
3.02 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.